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  • 5 Dec 2025

    TENAGA NASIONAL BERHAD TAM HO KIT PIHAK KETIGA UNIQUE DESIGN (M) SDN BHD

    Citation
    BA-A52NCvC-223-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
    Court
    Sessions Court
    Case number
    BA-A52NCvC-223-07/2023 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

    Plaintiff failed to discharge the burden on a balance of probabilities to prove that Defendant applied for or was lawfully registered as the account holder, that Defendant was the tenant of the premises, and that the disputed documents were genuine. Material inconsistencies in documents (names, unit numbers, altered dates), failure to call the alleged representative witness, questionable provenance of emailed ID, and judicial comparison of signatures supported reasonable doubt. Accordingly Plaintiff’s claim for RM27,998.96 is dismissed; declarations cancelling the account registration were gr…